Robert Bresson

[Smeraldina Rima]

I saw A Man Escaped and although it was meant to be the first of some French Resistance films I want to watch, it made me more interested in watching other Robert Bresson films at the moment. Diary of A Country Priest and Pickpocket are two more I am going to watch. What are his other best films or ones that you've liked? What do you think are his special qualities (apart from his 'spiritual and ascetic' style)?

[Sam]

Au Hasard Balthazar, the best donkey flick of the 60s.

[Howj Begg]

Pickpocket I found a little cliched to be honest, perhaps because the tropes are directly from Crime and Punishment, without any substantial tweaking. The main reasons to watch it are the pickpocketing demonstrations which are amazingly well choreographed. Diary of A Country Priest and The Donkey one are masterpieces for sure, the former in particular is heartachingly brilliant.

Still have to watch his Lancelot film, and his later ones L'Argent and The Devil, probably. Oh and A Man Escaped.